HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-12-05 Resolution 2022-504_Dallas County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan AmendmentTHE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
RESOLUTION 2022-504
ADOPTING THE AMENDMENT TO THE DALLAS COUNTY
MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
IN THE NAME AND BY THE A UTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WA UKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Iowa is a duly organized municipality within Dallas County;
AND,
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 was signed into law on October 30,
2000, placing new emphasis on state and local mitigation planning for natural hazards and
requiring communities to adopt a hazard mitigation action plan to be eligible for pre -disaster and
post -disaster federal funding for mitigation purposes; AND,
WHEREAS, a Hazard Mitigation Plan was prepared by the Dallas County Emergency
Management Agency, with assistance from JEO Consulting Group, Inc. of Lincoln, NE; AND,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the mitigation plan was to lessen the effects of disasters by
increasing the disaster resistance of the region and participating jurisdictions located within the
planning boundary by identifying the hazards that affect the City of Waukee and prioritize
mitigation strategies to reduce potential loss of life and property damage from those hazards;
AND,
WHEREAS, FEMA regulations require documentation that the plan has been formally adopted
by the governing body of the City of Waukee in the form of a resolution and further requesting
approval of the plan at the Federal Level; AND,
NOW, THEREFORE, the governing body of the City of Waukee does herewith adopt the
Dallas County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update in its entirety.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5'h day of December, 2022.
Courtney Clarke, Mayor
Attest:6AI�m II��
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
RESULTS OF VOTE:
AYE
Anna Bergman Pierce
X
R. Charles Bottenberg
Chris Crone
X
Larry R. Lyon
X
Ben Sinclair
X
NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
X